Someone to stand alongside
Finding a therapist can be a difficult process, but finding the right one is important. I hope that my website helps give you a flavour of my approach, and values.
I am here to listen and to support you; to help you through the issues that may have brought you here in the first place. We work together to understand your thoughts, help you feel more deeply, and begin to cultivate new patterns, so you can be the most authentic version of yourself.
I have experience working with issues such as anxiety, depression, stress, burnout, addiction, relationship struggles, divorce, sexual or gender identity, neurodiversity, intersectionality.
Read below to get a sense of my values and standards.
Confidentiality
Therapy is confidential. You can share your thoughts and feelings without judgement. It can be incredibly helpful to speak to someone who can sit with you, and hold thoughts you’ve kept to yourself for fear of causing harm or difficulties in your relationships. A relationship with a therapist is unlike any other, meaning you can use it as space to try out new thoughts, feelings and ideas without consequences.
Understanding
An important focus in my approach is understanding. Why do you find yourself in negative patterns of behaviours? Or why does something hurt so much? Or why do things like this keep happening to me?. It could be us unpicking confusing feelings together; processing tragic events; preparing for a new chapter in your life; or getting to the core of something that is causing you to struggle in your life. We all deserve to be comfortable in our own skins. Once we understand something — and the origins of where it comes from — we can start to separate it. Like yolk from the egg white. Helping you feel less bound by it, and liberated to feel freer to be your truer self. Perhaps making a meringue instead, rather than some scrambled eggs!
I believe that we are all subject to feelings of oppression that contribute to our difficulties in our lives whether that be in our families and relationships, or through aspects of our gender, ethnicity, class, religion, sexuality, neurodiversity. I invite discussion about these elements, with the aim to provide a non-judgmental place to explore — and express — what makes us unique, but also how these differences can lead to feelings of anxiety, depression, sadness and anger.
Anti-Oppression
Compassion
In Transactional Analysis, we believe that everyone is essentially OK. “OK” refers to a sense of self-worth and how we view ourselves and others; basically, it’s about seeing everyone as deserving of respect. If you think of yourself as "OK" and others as "OK," you create a more positive and healthy dynamic in your relationships. It’s not necessarily easy to get there, but it’s worth it.
Ultimately, in my sessions I offer compassion.
What is Transactional Analysis?
Transactional Analysis (TA) aims to demystify the therapeutic process, allowing both the client and the therapist to speak more openly about what comes up between them. It was created by a student of Freud who wanted to make therapy more accessible.
TA explores the ways we interact and communicate by breaking it down into three key parts: the Parent, Adult, and Child ego states. It’s like having different voices in your head—your Parent lays down the rules, your Adult makes logical choices, and your Child brings in the emotions and playfulness, helping you grasp your reactions and improve your relationships.
I will bring in elements of the approach to help you build a clear framework about yourself, enabling you to have a much clearer idea of who you are, and work towards any changes you might like to make to be a happier version of yourself.
Interested in starting our journey together?
Great! Then the next step is to contact me to arrange a free 20 minute chat, to ask some questions and for us to get a sense of each other.
Sessions are £50 for a 50 minute session, online via Zoom.
Hybrid (in-person + online) sessions can be arranged, either at my private practice in Shropshire, near Bishop’s Castle, or in private rooms in London.
